Iran foreign minister: Not seeking ceasefire, warns U.S. invasion would be 'big disaster for them'

In this articleIran's foreign minister said Thursday that his country is "not asking for a ceasefire" from the United States and Israel, "and we don't see any reason why we should negotiate."Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi also told NBC News in an exclusive interview that Iran is "confident" that it can confront the U.S. military if President Donald Trump decides to invade the nation."And that would be a big disaster for them," Araghchi told NBC.He also said that after six days of war against Iran, "It is clear that the U.S. has failed to achieve its main goal, which was clean, rapid victory.""They failed to achieve that, and now they are trying to justify why they did attack us. And they have, you know, presented so many different reasons, but none of them worked," Araghchi said. "And now they are talking about, you know, plan B. And I, I believe that, you know, plan B would be even a bigger failure.He said the war "is not our war.""This is a war of choice by the United States," Araghchi said."We are not asking for a ceasefire, and we don't see any reason why we should negotiate," he said. "Negotiate with the U.S. when we negotiated with them twice, and every time they attacked us in the middle of negotiations? he said. "So there is no request for a ceasefire by us, and there is no request for the negotiation with the U.S. from us."This is breaking news. Please refresh for updates.Got a confidential news tip? We want to hear from you.Sign up for free newsletters and get more CNBC delivered to your inboxGet this delivered to your inbox, and more info about our products and services.© 2026 Versant Media, LLC.

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